John Delia - clarinet, saxophone and flute. Bachelor of Music, Syracuse University, with graduate work at SU, UCLA and USC. After serving in the army as a clarinetist, he taught in the Liverpool School District and then did freelance work in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Munich, and Rome, Italy. He played for the Don Ho show, made a tour of Europe playing "Porgy and Bess," and settled in Munich for a year, where he worked at the Residenztheater, playing "Sweet Charity." His last European city was Rome, where he worked for Studio 80 and also recorded for several films, including Fellini's, "E La Nave Va." He has also worked extensively as a cruise ship musician, playing both production and cabaret style shows, and did two circumnavigations. He currently plays with the Central NY Jazz Orchestra, Syracuse Jazz Collective, Stan Colella Orchestra, Stockmarket Swing Orchestra, and the Highland Winds.
John Flaver - clarinet and bass clarinet, is a retired music educator from the Westhill Central Schools. He earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from Temple University, and a Master of Music Degree from the Catholic University of America. John is a former member of the United States Army Band, “Pershing's Own” in Washington, D.C., the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, and the Lake Placid Center Orchestra. He is a former Visiting Lecturer in Clarinet at Ithaca College. His teachers were Robert Schmidt, Anthony Gigliotti, and Edward Lisk. Presently, he is an adjunct professor of music at Le Moyne College, performs with The Highland Winds, and maintains a private clarinet studio.
Thomas McKay - clarinet, bass clarinet, and saxophone, was a professor of philosophy at Syracuse University 1973 through 2014. He has performed with the Bear Cat Jass Band, Stan Colella Orchestra, Gap Mangione's Big Band, Lake Effect Winds, Central New York Jazz Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony, the Central Winds, and Symphoria, and has freelanced throughout Central New York. Tom studied clarinet with Joseph Gigliotti in Philadelphia. He earned degrees in philosophy from Swarthmore College and the University of Massachusetts.
Edward O’Rourke - clarinet and saxophone, holds the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Music Education from Syracuse University, and has done graduate study at the Boston Conservatory of Music. He was a student of Gerald Zampino, David Glazer, and Atillio Poto. Mr. O’Rourke performs with the Central Winds Music Educators Wind Ensemble and the Skaneateles Community Band. He has performed as clarinetist, Saxophonist, and/or Conductor of the Liverpool American Legion band, the Rhythmaires, Syracuse University Summer Band, Lafayette Community Band, Onondaga Civic Orchestra, and Satin & Brass. Mr. O’Rourke taught in the Syracuse City Schools from 1977 to 2016 and has been a music educator for more than forty years. He was Treasurer and Benefits Administrator of the Syracuse Teachers Association and was executive Secretary Treasurer of the Onondaga County Music Educators Association. Mr. O’Rourke holds professional memberships in the National Band Association, MENC, NYSSMA, OCMEA, and NYSBDA.